Nintendo boasts about 2007 sales figures
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
We’re all aware that Nintendo prints money. Not content with that fact alone being fresh in gamers minds, Nintendo have released another ten carefully selected tidbits in a recent press release.
* Through the first half of 2007, the total Wii hardware sell-through in the United States and Canada combined is more than 2.3 million units (2.1 million United States, 222,000 Canada).
* For the first half of 2007, Nintendo represents nearly 70 percent of the industry growth in the United States and Canada combined.
* In June alone, Wii was once again the top-selling home console with nearly 435,000 units sold in the United States and Canada combined (381,800 United States, 53,000 Canada).
* In June alone, Nintendo DS was the top-selling video game system overall with nearly 608,000 units sold in the United States and Canada combined (562,000 United States, 46,000 Canada).
* Nintendo remained the top video game publisher in the United States and Canada in June, as well as the top publisher for all of 2007.


